Hp 15 Db0015Dx Fan And Heat Sink Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          15 minutes            

Sections

2

• Battery
• 3 steps
• Fan and Heat Sink
• 3 steps

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Introduction

In replacing the heatsink, you will need to separate it from the CPU, which will require a cleaning and reapplication of the thermal paste. See this Thermal Paste Application guide for details on how to replace your thermal paste correctly to maintain proper thermal conductivity. Old thermal paste can cause issues with heat uptake by the heatsink, so just by replacing this thermal paste, you may notice better heat mitigation performance from your device.

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               

• Power off the device before starting.
• Remove the rubber strips that hide the screws using the spudger.
• Flip the device and unscrew the eleven screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Power off the device before starting.

Remove the rubber strips that hide the screws using the spudger.

Flip the device and unscrew the eleven screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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Step 2

• Use the spudger tool to pry open the back cover.
• Lift the back panel to access the inside.
• Slide the CD drive to the left, and remove.

Use the spudger tool to pry open the back cover.

Lift the back panel to access the inside.

Slide the CD drive to the left, and remove.

Step 3

• Unscrew the three battery screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
• Lift the battery up, disconnecting the connector first.
• Push forward and remove the battery.

Unscrew the three battery screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Lift the battery up, disconnecting the connector first.

Push forward and remove the battery.

Step 4

              Fan and Heat Sink               

• Remove the screw on the fan with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the screw on the fan with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 5

• Lift the fan upward slightly.
• Be careful not to pull hard as the wires could become damaged.
• Disconnect the fan cable by pinching on the sides of the connectors and sliding it out.
• Lift the rest of the way to remove the fan.

Lift the fan upward slightly.

Be careful not to pull hard as the wires could become damaged.

Disconnect the fan cable by pinching on the sides of the connectors and sliding it out.

Lift the rest of the way to remove the fan.

Step 6

• Remove the four screws with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
• Lift and remove the heat sink.
• Remember to clean and reapply the thermal paste during reinstallation to retain proper heat transfer from the CPU. Check out this Thermal Paste Application guide if you are unfamiliar with the process.

Remove the four screws with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Lift and remove the heat sink.

Remember to clean and reapply the thermal paste during reinstallation to retain proper heat transfer from the CPU. Check out this Thermal Paste Application guide if you are unfamiliar with the process.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Aaron P - Feb 9, 2022

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Hey great guide! Just a quick question: is the material directly under the copper pipe (on the CPU side) also thermal paste which needs to be swapped out? Or is ist a static part of the fan/pipe/CPU cover? Thanks in advance!